Below is the final fight card for Icon Sport: Hard Times, which will take place on August 2 at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, HI:
Below is the final card for the Rage In The Cage 113 event, which takes place on August 2 at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, NM:
ESPN’s MMA Live discusses this week this past weekend’s EliteXC card. Carlos Condit also stops by to discuss his upcoming WEC bout, while Tito Ortiz is also discussed. MMA Live also reveals their pound-for-pound rankings, plus much more.
Maybe there’s more to Affliction than is being let on. First it was the inflated numbers – both live gate and pay-per-view buy rates. Perhaps there is a reason for that; according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, Affliction vice president Tom Atencio would supposedly ask fighters to take a 50% cut in pay to participate in the Las Vegas show in October. Josh Barnett would have none of that as he told Zach Arnold of Fight Opinion that he would not take a pay cut.
If that’s the case, then the entire show could be in some serious jeopardy; Barnett already said he won’t take a pay cut. You know that Fedor Emelianenko won’t take one either. And without a doubt, the word will spread around to the affected camps. All of this unrest will mean serious trouble for Affliction. Stay tuned to Octagon Buzz as these developments unravel further.
Randy Couture is the arch-villian of the Scorpion King. Ummmmm OK.
Randy Couture at the Comic-Con convention. Couture talks about his role in Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior.
As was reported here at Octagon Buzz on July 21, there were rumors floating around that FoxSportsNet and EliteXC were going go into a partnership; the rumors have been put to rest as both FSN and EliteXC announced today that FSN will telecast four 1-hour special MMA cards on Sunday nights at 9:00 PM local time throughout mid-September and into early October. Below is the press release by both FSN and EliteXC:
LOS ANGELES – FSN and ProElite, the parent company of EliteXC, announce today that FSN will telecast four one-hour special MMA cards Sunday nights at 9:00 PM local throughout mid-September and into early October.
EliteXC, the only MMA organization to be broadcast live in primetime on network television, has developed a stacked lineup of some of MMA’s top stars. The FSN EliteXC telecasts will showcase many of these elite MMA names, including internet sensation Kimbo Slice, MMA legend Frank Shamrock, EliteXC Lightweight Champion KJ Noons and Phil “The New York Bad Ass” Baroni. In addition, the telecasts will feature vintage bouts of other MMA stars, including Anderson “Spider” Silva and Uriah “the California Kid” Faber, from earlier in their careers when they fought in in ProElite-owned, King of the Cage and Cage Rage events
This four-episode deal is the first agreement in what FSN and ProElite hope will be a successful relationship, continuing to bring the highest quality MMA programming to FSN viewers
“Our mission from day one with ProElite and EliteXC has been to showcase the incredible talent and excitement of our fighters and illustrate that the appetite of the growing legions of MMA fans can’t be satisfied by merely a single organization,” said ProElite’s Doug DeLuca. “FSN has a well-known history of success with MMA, and this partnership is another important step in developing an even stronger fan base for the exciting brand of MMA that ProElite delivers through EliteXC and our other organizations like King of the Cage, Cage Rage, Icon Sport, SpiritMC and Rumble on the Rock.”
“ProElite has a great track record of staging top-notch bouts with big-name, impact fighters. FSN is pleased to be able to showcase EliteXC in FSN’s Sunday Night Sports Block,” said FSN Executive Vice President of Programming and Production George Greenberg.
EliteXC specials are hosted by Jay Glazer, alongside FSN’s MMA analyst and former Icon Sport champion Frank Trigg. Specifics of the televised bouts are still to be determined. FSN has a long history of MMA success, telecasting bouts from UFC, PRIDE, IFL and the July 2008 undercard of the Affliction MMA special.
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FSN is the nation’s leading provider of local sports. FSN’s 16 owned-and-operated regional networks and its affiliated networks reach more than 80 million homes across the U.S. FSN serves as the TV home to nearly two-thirds of all MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. FSN also produces close to 5,000 live local events each year, including more than 1600 in high definition. In addition to its thousands of home team games and a wide variety of locally produced sports programs, FSN televises national sports events and programs, including Pac-10 and ACC basketball and Pac-10 and Big 12 football.
ProElite, Inc. delivers the most exciting entertainment experience in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) with live arena-based entertainment events, cable television programming on Showtime Networks and community-driven interactive broadband entertainment. The company has established a partnership with CBS that brings MMA to a major primetime network for the first time. Through acquisitions of MMA organizations in Asia and Europe, ProElite is a global leader with an exclusive distribution agreement for its program library with IMG Media. ProElite’s live fight division, EliteXC, delivers spectacular live MMA fight events that showcase the world’s top fighters [elitexc.com]. The company’s social media platform, ProElite.com, continues to add thousands of subscribers each month due to the large number of live streaming MMA events, social networking tools, and original and partner-driven content.
The likelihood of a Rua returning to EliteXC is increasing by the day it seems as according to Chris Howie of MMA News, Murilo Rua, brother of Mauricio Rua, could be returning to the EliteXC promotion – as early as October 4 when EliteXC holds their third show on CBS. The possibility is out there that Rua could fight on ShoXC’s September 20 card but according to a Rua source, the October 4 date is the more likely one with confirmation right around the corner. Rua is a former EliteXC middleweight champion and a veteran of several MMA promotions, most of his fights with PRIDE.
Alternately, you can watch WEC 35 on Versus on August 3 at 9:00 PM (ET)/6:00 PM (PT).
St. Pierre talks about his upcoming bout with Jon Fitch at UFC 87. Is it me, or does GSP sound like Pepe LePew?
This interview was taken in San Jose, CA; Jon Fitch is on the show, “Steel Cage Comedy Night”. Fitch discusses several topics, including his experiences being used as a prototype on the UFC video game, which is set for launch in the spring of 2009. Some entertaining stuff. A big thanks to Nick Thomas of Bloody Elbow for the feeds.
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